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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 11 · 1998

Halvad

Winner — 1998

KAVADIA JAYANTILAL RAMJIBHAI
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 44.7%INC 43.1%1 others 12.2%
Votes
34,992
44.8% share
Winning margin
1,307
1.7% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
64.2%
of 1,21,864

Halvad was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.7% — fewer than 1,307 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KAVADIA JAYANTILAL RAMJIBHAI
BJP (NDA)
34,99244.8%
2
JHALA DHIRUBHA RAMUBHA
INC
33,68543.1%
3
PADHIYAR NARSINHBHAI DHANJIBHAI
AIRJP
9,52312.2%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

Average turnout (68th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
1.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.5% · min 1.7% · max 63.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
68th of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
114th of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
106th of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 44.8%INC 43.1%AIRJP 12.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
31,20,506
Density
290 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,743 km²
SC population10.5%
ST population9.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.6%Muslim 6.8%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water62.0%
Electricity70.7%
Sanitation26.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.9%
Children fully vaccinated43.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.0%
Children underweight (under 5)44.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.0%
Women literate63.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.3%
Clean cooking fuel45.6%
Health insurance41.0%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Food Processing/Milk Preparation🏺Granite and Marble Blocks🏺Soof Embroidery/Applique

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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